Antimicrobial Agents — Flashcards

Treatment of Rabies virus includes administration of _____ and rabies immunoglobulin (passive immunization)

Acyclovir, famciclovir, and valacyclovir are used to treat _____ VZV and HSV infections

Hint: active or latent

CMV can gain resistance to ganciclovir via mutations in the _____ gene or its DNA polymerase

_____ are a class of antimalarials that bind iron, leading to generation of free radicals

_____ inhibitors prevent transcription of ssRNA into dsDNA thereby inhibiting viral replication

_____ is an irreversible -lactamase inhibitor that is combined with piperacillin (antipseudomonal penicillin) (Zosyn).

_____ is metabolized to 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) in fungal cells

Intravenous _____ and/or quinidine is used for severe malaria infections

Helicobacter pylori quadruple therapy is a PPI, _____, metronidazole and a tetracycline

Among aminoglycoside, _____ has the highest and tobramycin has the least nephrotoxicity.